J. Andrew (Andy) McCammon
@andyucsd.bsky.social
JE Mayer Chair Professor of Theoretical Chemistry Emeritus, UCSD
Editorial Board, PNAS
molecular dynamics of proteins and nucleic acids
drug discovery
cats
reader of mysteries
Editorial Board, PNAS
molecular dynamics of proteins and nucleic acids
drug discovery
cats
reader of mysteries
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Boycott Google. Use alternatives.
Google gave ICE the sensitive personal data of a student journalist, including his bank account and credit card info, without even letting him know.
The company is also helping bankroll Trump’s vanity ballroom project.
Google is enabling fascism — all to protect its bottom line.
The company is also helping bankroll Trump’s vanity ballroom project.
Google is enabling fascism — all to protect its bottom line.
February 12, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Boycott Google. Use alternatives.
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February 6, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Was driving my kids to school and the first thing on the radio was reporting about Trump's video depicting the Obamas as apes and I think many people still don't fully appreciate what it means to have to raise Black children in a country where the president is so brazenly and consistently racist
February 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Was driving my kids to school and the first thing on the radio was reporting about Trump's video depicting the Obamas as apes and I think many people still don't fully appreciate what it means to have to raise Black children in a country where the president is so brazenly and consistently racist
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Four major concerns—the possibility that scientists could create mirror life, the continued evolution of AI and biological weapons programs, and the rapid dismantling and degradation of US public health infrastructure—all endangered the world in 2025.
Read the Clock statement: buff.ly/17yAznF
Read the Clock statement: buff.ly/17yAznF
January 29, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Four major concerns—the possibility that scientists could create mirror life, the continued evolution of AI and biological weapons programs, and the rapid dismantling and degradation of US public health infrastructure—all endangered the world in 2025.
Read the Clock statement: buff.ly/17yAznF
Read the Clock statement: buff.ly/17yAznF
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Between seizing ballots in Georgia, trying to leverage Minnesota to turn over its sensitive voter data, and political prosecutions, the DOJ is laying the groundwork to subvert the 2026 elections. I created Democracy Docket for times like this. Help it grow by supporting it now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
January 30, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Between seizing ballots in Georgia, trying to leverage Minnesota to turn over its sensitive voter data, and political prosecutions, the DOJ is laying the groundwork to subvert the 2026 elections. I created Democracy Docket for times like this. Help it grow by supporting it now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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"These problems can seem overwhelming, but we can turn back the Doomsday Clock, and we have done it before," said Bulletin President and CEO Alexandra Bell. "No one can do everything, but everyone can do something."
Watch the 2026 announcement: buff.ly/bnpzZuR
Watch the 2026 announcement: buff.ly/bnpzZuR
January 30, 2026 at 5:36 PM
"These problems can seem overwhelming, but we can turn back the Doomsday Clock, and we have done it before," said Bulletin President and CEO Alexandra Bell. "No one can do everything, but everyone can do something."
Watch the 2026 announcement: buff.ly/bnpzZuR
Watch the 2026 announcement: buff.ly/bnpzZuR
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Minneapolis stands for America wow. 🇺🇸
January 31, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Minneapolis stands for America wow. 🇺🇸
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When injustice becomes law, resitance becomes duty.
– Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020)
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When injustice becomes law, resitance becomes duty.
– Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020)
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January 18, 2026 at 4:45 PM
🔵 🔵 ⚖️ 🔵 🔵
When injustice becomes law, resitance becomes duty.
– Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020)
🔵 🔵 ⚖️ 🔵 🔵
When injustice becomes law, resitance becomes duty.
– Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933-2020)
🔵 🔵 ⚖️ 🔵 🔵
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Mark Warner with a great statement on Venezuela and Trump's violation of the rule of law.
January 3, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Mark Warner with a great statement on Venezuela and Trump's violation of the rule of law.
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➡️ They don’t care if they’re inconsistent. They don’t care what we think. They’re after the end result: power–wealth–white people–unquestioning followers–& no taxes. They can’t see past selfishness & inhumanity, or that their own children won’t have clean air or water, or the ability to think
January 3, 2026 at 4:45 PM
➡️ They don’t care if they’re inconsistent. They don’t care what we think. They’re after the end result: power–wealth–white people–unquestioning followers–& no taxes. They can’t see past selfishness & inhumanity, or that their own children won’t have clean air or water, or the ability to think
Should be really comfortable...😂
35 million Americans live in poverty, and yet, this is what our president is focused on.
December 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Should be really comfortable...😂
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The @nytimes.com Lost Science series continues. Here's my Q&A with a scientist who was studying how wildfire smoke threatens human health when the EPA decided that her research was no longer a funding priority. Gift link: nyti.ms/4jhpw14
December 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The @nytimes.com Lost Science series continues. Here's my Q&A with a scientist who was studying how wildfire smoke threatens human health when the EPA decided that her research was no longer a funding priority. Gift link: nyti.ms/4jhpw14
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Well, they've finally found their excuse for blocking all offshore wind: a Defense Department report says they create problems. What problems? Sorry, it's classified!
I wish I were making this up.
I wish I were making this up.
The Trump Administration Protects U.S. National Security by Pausing Offshore Wind Leases | U.S. Department of the Interior
The Department of the Interior announced today that it is pausing—effective immediately—the leases for all large-scale offshore wind projects under construction in the United States due to national se...
www.doi.gov
December 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Well, they've finally found their excuse for blocking all offshore wind: a Defense Department report says they create problems. What problems? Sorry, it's classified!
I wish I were making this up.
I wish I were making this up.
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Vaccinations work!
Australia has got NO CERVICAL CANCER since they began giving the HPV vaccine!
Australia has got NO CERVICAL CANCER since they began giving the HPV vaccine!
Congrats to Australia, this is really cool!
report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
report.cervicalcancercontrol.org.au
December 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Vaccinations work!
Australia has got NO CERVICAL CANCER since they began giving the HPV vaccine!
Australia has got NO CERVICAL CANCER since they began giving the HPV vaccine!
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Trump is sinking us in inflation and debt.
December 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Trump is sinking us in inflation and debt.
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John Noble Wilford, science writing legend, dies at 92. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/s...
John Noble Wilford, Times Reporter Who Covered the Moon Landing, Dies at 92
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:18 AM
John Noble Wilford, science writing legend, dies at 92. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/s...
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Vaccinating newborns against hepatitis B saves lives. Why might a CDC panel stop recommending it? www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
Vaccinating newborns against hepatitis B saves lives. Why might a CDC panel stop recommending it?
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Vaccinating newborns against hepatitis B saves lives. Why might a CDC panel stop recommending it? www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
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Brain organoids are getting better at mimicking brains in a dish. But how good is too good? I take a look at the latest developments in my story today in the Times. Gift link: nyti.ms/496PPnC
nyti.ms
November 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Brain organoids are getting better at mimicking brains in a dish. But how good is too good? I take a look at the latest developments in my story today in the Times. Gift link: nyti.ms/496PPnC
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One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
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Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
October 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Remember: The richest 1% evade over $160 billion in taxes every year.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
That amount would fund SNAP for a year with money to spare.
Ask yourself who the real freeloaders are.
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NEW: After ICE used tear gas on kids setting up for a Chicago Halloween parade, Pritzker asked DHS to keep Halloween ICE free, for kids' safety. Kristi Noem just said "No". 😶 Show this to every moron who insists conservatives "care for the children."😢
October 31, 2025 at 1:39 AM
NEW: After ICE used tear gas on kids setting up for a Chicago Halloween parade, Pritzker asked DHS to keep Halloween ICE free, for kids' safety. Kristi Noem just said "No". 😶 Show this to every moron who insists conservatives "care for the children."😢
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President Leon Botstein’s essay, “Autocracy and the university in America today,” is free to read for one week. "In the immediate term, the greatest danger facing the American university... is the loss of independence perpetrated by a profoundly anti-intellectual government,” he writes.
October 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
President Leon Botstein’s essay, “Autocracy and the university in America today,” is free to read for one week. "In the immediate term, the greatest danger facing the American university... is the loss of independence perpetrated by a profoundly anti-intellectual government,” he writes.